Photo‐ and Thermo‐Responsive Switchable Smart Windows Developed by the Control of 3D Molecular Orientation of Chiral Liquid Crystals with Azobenzene Molecular Engineering (Adv. Funct. Mater. 27/2025)
Smart Windows In article number 2425115, Kwang-Un Jeong and co-workers newly design and fabricate thermally, photochemically, and electrically switchable smart windows by introducing photo-switchable surface vertical alignment agent and bulk alignment agent. The transparency of the 3D-ALC smart window can be automatically switched by changing temperature and light. The combination of surface and bulk molecular alignment layers can open a new strategy for developing next generation smart windows.
Authors
- Seok‐In Lim
- Hyeyoon Ko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8481-3501)
- Jahyeon Koo
- Junhwa Jang
- Minwoo Rim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6809-5408)
- Kwang‐Un Jeong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5455-7224)
- Luciano De Sio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2183-6910)
- Mintaek Oh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5837-8487)
- Won‐Jin Yoon
- Yu‐Jin Choi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3965-3685)
Institutions
- Korea Automotive Technology Institute (KR)
- Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KR)
- Jeonbuk National University (KR)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Functional Materials
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202570162
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Materials and Mechanics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00